1984–85 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

1984–85 Boston College Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record20–11 (7–9 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRoberts Center
Seasons
1984–85 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 St. John's 15 1   .938 31 4   .886
No. 1 Georgetown 14 2   .875 35 3   .921
No. 15 Syracuse 9 7   .563 22 9   .710
Villanova 9 7   .563 25 10   .714
Pittsburgh 8 8   .500 17 12   .586
Boston College 7 9   .438 20 11   .645
Connecticut 6 10   .375 13 15   .464
Providence 3 13   .188 11 20   .355
Seton Hall 1 15   .063 10 18   .357
1985 Big East tournament winner
As of April 1, 1985[1]
Rankings from AP Poll


The 1984–85 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team represented Boston College as members of the Big East Conference during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

Roster

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1984–85 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 5 Charlie Micol 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So Chelmsford, MA
G 10 Ted Kelley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Andover, MA
G 11 Jamie Benton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Providence, RI
F/C 20 Roger McCready 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Brooklyn, NY
G 21 Mark Schmidt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr North Attleboro, MA
F 22 Mike Sinicki 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Endwell, NY
G 23 Michael Adams 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Hartford, CT
G/F 24 Terrence Talley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Bronx, NY
G 30 Stu Primus 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Lynn, MA
F 31 Russ Doherty 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Wayland, MA
G 32 Dominic Pressley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Washington, D.C.
F 33 Skip Barry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Nashua, NH
F 42 Tyrone Scott 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Waterloo, NY
F/C 50 Trevor Gordon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Philadelphia, PA
F 55 Troy Bowers 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Roselle, NJ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 27, 1984*
at New Hampshire W 86–63  1–0
Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH
December 2, 1984*
Wake Forest W 82–76  2–0
Boston Garden 
Boston, MA
December 5, 1984*
at Brown W 90–70  3–0
Marvel Gymnasium 
Providence, RI
December 8, 1984*
Stonehill W 98–71  4–0
Roberts Center 
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 11, 1984*
Rhode Island W 70–50  5–0
Roberts Center 
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 15, 1984*
at Holy Cross W 85–63  6–0
Hart Center 
Worcester, MA
December 22, 1984*
Randolph–Macon W 87–43  7–0
Roberts Center 
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 28, 1984*
vs. Michigan State
Cabrillo Classic semifinals
W 82–78  8–0
San Diego Sports Arena 
San Diego, CA
December 29, 1984*
vs. TCU
Cabrillo Classic championship
W 92–75  9–0
San Diego Sports Arena 
San Diego, CA
January 2, 1985
Providence W 67–55  10–0
(1–0)
Roberts Center 
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 5, 1985
at No. 1 Georgetown L 80–82 OT 10–1
(1–1)
Capital Centre 
Landover, MD
January 8, 1985
No. 12 at No. 7 Syracuse L 58–64  10–2
(1–2)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
January 12, 1985
No. 12 Seton Hall W 69–66  11–2
(2–2)
Roberts Center 
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 15, 1985
No. 15 at No. 18 Villanova L 66–85  11–3
(2–3)
Villanova Field House 
Philadelphia, PA
January 19, 1985
No. 15 No. 4 St. John's L 59–66  11–4
(2–4)
Boston Garden 
Boston, MA
January 21, 1985
Pittsburgh L 55–61  11–5
(2–5)
Roberts Center 
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 26, 1985
at Connecticut W 78–77 OT 12–5
(3–5)
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, CT
January 28, 1985*
Hartford W 94–77  13–5
Roberts Center 
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 30, 1985*
at Northeastern W 82–75  14–5
Matthews Arena 
Boston, MA
February 2, 1985
at Providence W 93–66  15–5
(4–5)
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
February 5, 1985
No. 6 Syracuse W 67–66  16–5
(5–5)
Boston Garden 
Boston, MA
February 9, 1985
No. 2 Georgetown L 68–78  16–6
(5–6)
Boston Garden 
Boston, MA
February 12, 1985
at Seton Hall W 101–83  17–6
(6–6)
Brendan Byrne Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
February 16, 1985
No. 16 Villanova W 62–61  18–6
(7–6)
Roberts Center 
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 20, 1985
No. 20 at No. 1 St. John's L 69–71  18–7
(7–7)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
February 23, 1985
No. 20 at Pittsburgh L 55–58  18–8
(7–8)
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, PA
February 25, 1985
No. 20 Connecticut L 68–74  18–9
(7–9)
Roberts Center 
Boston, Massachusetts
Big East Tournament
March 7, 1985*
(6) vs. (3) No. 13 Syracuse
Quarterfinals
L 69–70  18–10
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
NCAA Tournament
March 15, 1985*
(11 MW) vs. (6 MW) No. 17 Texas Tech
First round
W 55–53  19–10
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
March 17, 1985*
(11 MW) vs. (3 MW) No. 10 Duke
Second Round
W 74–73[2][3]  20–10
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
March 21, 1985*
(11 MW) vs. (2 MW) No. 5 Memphis State
Sweet Sixteen
L 57–59[4]  20–11
Reunion Arena 
Dallas, Texas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Sources [5]

Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1984-85 Big East Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "Duke is Eliminated by Boston College". The New York Times. March 18, 1985. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  3. ^ "Boston College Upsets Duke, Heads for Dallas". The Los Angeles Times. March 18, 1985. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  4. ^ "Last-Shot Victories for Both Oklahoma and Memphis State". The Los Angeles Times. March 22, 1985. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  5. ^ "1984-85 Boston College Eagles Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 13, 2021.